What color is #FFB9DD?

#FFB9DD is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFB9DD?

The RGB value is 255, 185, 221: 255 red, 185 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB9DD?

The complementary color is #B9FFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB9DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB9DD color

#FFB9DD rgb(255, 185, 221)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFB9DD is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.5% green and 86.7% blue (255, 185, 221).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Heart (#FFBADF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#FFB9DD color codes

HEX	`#FFB9DD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 185, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.48, 30.57, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.48, 31.58, 345.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.64, 61.182, 76.428)`
Decimal	`16759261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB9DD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFB9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB9DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFB9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb9dd; }
.text { color: #ffb9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 185 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb9dd, #ffb9ba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFB9DD?: #FFB9DD is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFB9DD?: The RGB value is 255, 185, 221: 255 red, 185 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB9DD?: The complementary color is #B9FFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB9DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.